history of data
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History of the Info: Part II
Nick DucoffCEO and Co-Founder, Infochimps
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1930s – Computation theory (Turing)1940s – Information theory (Shannon)1950s – Computer languages (1GL,2GL,3GL)1960s – Standardized metadata (Avram)1970s – Relational databases (IBM)1980s – WWW (Al Gore )
1990s – Internet archive (Kahle)
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Name ZIP Average Rent
Walter Cureton 78701 $400-$599
Ivy Caldwell 94103 >$1500
Regina Wootton 10027 $1000-$1499
Name Address City ZIP
Brian James 901 Red River Austin 78701
Terri Becraft 262 7th St. San Francisco 94103
Paz Brummit 603 W. 114th St. New York 10027
Name Address Normalized Address
Cecil Bartz 901 red river austin texas901 Red River, Austin, TX 78701
Genaro Luz 702 w. 32nd st austin702 W. 32nd St., Austin, TX 78705
Ruth Brown 114th + broadway, nycW. 114th St. & Broadway, New York, NY 10027
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